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Recognised as Colour

#444B5C

  • #444B5C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#444B5C is a blue with RGB values 68, 75, 92 and HSL 222°, 15%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#444B5C#444B5C
HEX#444B5C
RGBrgb(68, 75, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.2941, 0.3608
RGB percentages26.7%, 29.4%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(222.5, 15%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.5, 26.1%, 36.1%)
CMYK26.1%, 18.5%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,475,740
CSS custom property--colour: #444B5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#BBB4A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#464C5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#444A5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#3E4E51no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.1Dim grey · ΔE 16.7Slate grey · ΔE 21.3Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3Gray · ΔE 24.3Steel blue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C5544
Analogous#44575C, #49445C
Triadic#5C444B, #4B5C44
Split complementary#5C4944, #575C44
Tetradic#5C4457, #5C5544, #445C49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ABB1C1
Lighter +30%#8E96AB
Lighter +20%#707B96
Lighter +10%#5A6379
Darker −10%#2E333F
Darker −20%#191B21
Darker −30%#030304
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#304370
Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R68
G75
B92
Red68 (26.7%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue222.5°
Saturation (HSL)15%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 4B · B 5C

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